Despite being a flashpoint during the Cold War, South Asia has historically been a secondary theater in American foreign policy. In the post-Cold War era, however, increasingly closer ties between India and the United States seemed to reverse that standing, at least until the Obama administration’s highly publicized pivot towards the Asia-Pacific region. But will this pivot actually relegate South Asia back to second tier status? If we are to believe today’s selection of primary sources, such a reversal will not occur. South Asia will remain as important to the United States’ future foreign policy as North Asia, Southeast Asia, and even beyond.

This feature includes:

• US-South Asia Relations: A Vision for the Future
• The US and India: A Vital Partnership in a Changing World
• Pakistan-US Relations: A Summary
• India: Domestic Issues, Strategic Dynamics, and US Relations
  

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• US-India Strategic Partnership: A Way Forward
• Key Developments in South Asia
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